Matt Ross Quotes
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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My parents were both entrepreneurs.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.
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I have ambitions to do a Broadway record one of these days and get in the studio with like, a real orchestra. I'm a big musical theatre geek.
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I have no doubt that Brian May would have had a brilliant career in science had he completed his Ph.D. in 1971.
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A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it.
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No matter where you are from, no matter what your background is, no matter what your socioeconomic status is, every person can achieve his or her dreams.
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A lot of young men are frustrated and looking for someone to blame.
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Nearly every study shows that competition from cheap foreign labor undercuts the wages of American workers and legal immigrants.
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Money is a kind of poetry.
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There's a huge expanse of this continent that so seldom gets photographed.
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Thus, races arose from an original coding which God pulled out as needed for adaptation to the environment.
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These days, meals are more open to personal preferences. People like to serve themselves.
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There is one type of ideal woman very seldom described in poetry - the old maid, the woman whom sorrow or misfortune prevents from fulfilling her natural destiny.
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I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times.
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All right, every day ain't going to be the best day of your life, don't worry about that. If you stick to it you hold the possibility open that you will have better days.
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When things go wrong, the standard management strategy is to decide who takes the blame. This should be an underling, as far down the chain as possible, but preferably with some visibility so people know management means business.
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The 'Remnants' EP was the first time I got to really explore myself as a producer, and I got the insane idea of doing it on my own in my future career.
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I'd love to go out on a Saturday night with my friends and watch a movie, but that happens really like once a year or a couple of times.
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Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development.
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I can sing, but it takes an incredible amount of work for me to sound acceptable.
